Katie Schwartz

If we find ourselves in a Depression, like the Great Depression of 1929 , what will life look like? What will be the plan? Will there be looting? Will homelessness increase? Will senior citizens and individuals who rely on government income and housing be turfed? Will I still have to pay my debt to the IRS? Will I even be able to buy stamps? Will there be vegan and gluten free friendly lines? What about vegetarian soup kitchens? Will we be hunting and skinning chickens and drinking unpasteurized milk from the nipples of cows? What will we wear? Will we be homeless chic? Will the Internet still be accessible and if so, from where? How will I get my prescriptions filled? Will pharmacists be a thing of the past? Will I get food stamps? How will they be delivered if the building I’m living in is foreclosed? Will I be kicked out, or will I be slumming it? Will there be enough water to shower? If so, how frequently? If I wanted to sell my worldly possessions, who will I sell them to? Will I ...

Shalomers Lovers. Today is the last day to vote on JDC's essay Sometimes I want to call Cindy McCain a Cunt, Too . Leave your vote in comments here . This is a damn close race, folks. Damn close. Those Bojamacakes are calling. Tomorrow, I will be posting my girl Frannylish's yarn . I have two more spaces left in October, peeps. Estalk me your yarns, videos, audio clips, whatever you wish. I'm all eyes and ears.

First, this kick ass image is courtesy of @ JPostman on Twitter, social networking guru and author . Thank you, J. Second, THANK YOU to every blogger who participated in the poliQ Meem. So far, we are up to 18 (as far as I know). I'm kvellarella. I am hoping this week, we can hit 20! Spill the beans and viral ate this meem. Ooh, I think I'm happy with viral ate as a new made up word. Thoughts? Love? Hate? Maybe? The more we discuss the issues in this forum, the more I hope we sway moderates and independents, even libertarians fencing and wondering why they should bother voting. Every poli blogger who posted the poliQ Meem here , here , here and here not only shared their personal point of view, but maintained extraordinary objectivity and presented honest, insightful facts about the economy -- especially -- where we're headed if another republican is elected into office. And how much the middle and working class have suffered during the past eight-years. Can we really...